Summary
Glass plate negative portrait of a woman, most likely taken by Melbourne photographer, Mr. Robert Harvie.
There are similar portraits of Harvie's daughters, Ellison and Jean, in the Harvie Collection. See MM 043230 and MM 043231.
Robert William Harvie was a professional photographer who, with his business partner Albert Sutcliffe, owned a photography studio named Harvie & Sutcliffe between 1898 and 1908, located in the Cromwell Buildings, 366a Bourke Street, corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne.
The Harvie Collection includes examples of Robert Harvie's private and professional photographic practice. A number of the photographs depict the family life of four generations of the Harvie family, including the Lang family.
The Harvie and Lang families had social significance in Melbourne through their active involvement in early Australian vegetarian movements, early moving film, photography and architecture, as well as various other cultural societies and clubs in Melbourne.
Description of Content
A bust portrait of a young woman in a pleated top with a furry neckline sitting in front of a white background.
Physical Description
Glass plate negative, black and white, portrait format.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Home & Community, Images & Image Making
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Place & Date Depicted
Australia, circa 1890 - 1920
Originally the image was assigned an estimated date range circa 1920s-1940s, however, further research into the collection indicates a date range circa 1890s-1920s. Taking into account similar portraits of Ellison and Jean Harvie (see MM 043230 and MM 043231) a possible narrower date range is 1919-1922. -
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Format
Glass Negative, Black & White
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
80 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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